# How to run a DT168 off a DM32 (Or another way)

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**Created:** [13 August 2026 22:57 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/how-to-run-a-dt168-off-a-dm32-or-another-way/32712 "2026-08-13T22:57:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [13 August 2026 22:57 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/how-to-run-a-dt168-off-a-dm32-or-another-way/32712/1 "2026-08-13T22:57:40Z")

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Hi All,

Question to see if this is possible.

I have a dLive C2500 linked to a DM32 mixrack with a Dante 128x128 card installed on the rack. I have a DT168 Expander, which was also included with the system, and I’m wondering how to connect the DT168 to the mixrack and then set the I/O on the dLive once connected.

I would appreciate any advice on how I can achieve this.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![RST](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@RST](https://forums.allen-heath.com/u/RST)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2026 10:29 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/how-to-run-a-dt168-off-a-dm32-or-another-way/32712/2 "2026-08-14T10:29:20Z")

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Have you read the “DT168 Getting Started Guide”?

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**Post date:** [14 August 2026 17:04 UTC](https://forums.allen-heath.com/t/how-to-run-a-dt168-off-a-dm32-or-another-way/32712/3 "2026-08-14T17:04:52Z")

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It might be easier to think of it this way…

You need to connect your DT168 box to the Dante network. Then use the Dante Controller software to route the audio from the stage box to/from the DLive system. (Once the Mixrack’s Dante card is receiving/sending audio to the stage box, you will route it internally through the Mixrack just like any other source)

This _might_ be accomplished by physically plugging the DT box into the Dante card in the Mixrack, but it might not. It really depends on how your overall Dante network is set up.